38 MEMOIR OF THOMAS BEWICK. 



the rest of his apparel. Thus equipt, and with 

 his fierce look, he made a curious figure when 

 taken before the justices of the peace ; and this, 

 together with his always when summoned before 

 them undauntedly pleading his own cause, often 

 .afforded them so much amusement that it was 

 difficult for them to keep their gravity. Others 

 of them of a more grave deportment made use of 

 threats to make him behave more respectfully. 

 These he never failed to show that he despised, 

 and on one occasion of this kind, he told the 

 Justice that " he was not a bit flaid of him" that 

 there was " nobbit yen place that he was flaid of 

 and that was Hell, and he could not send him 

 there." After this quarrel he was ordered out of 

 court. He waited below in expectation of the 

 Justice's following him to have the matter settled 

 by a fight, and desired a gentleman to tell the 

 Justice that he waited for him for that purpose. 

 When he was told he had behaved insolently to 

 him u Oh sir," said he (spitting into his hands) 

 "tell him to come here, he does not know what 

 a fellow aw is (I am)." 



Thomas Forster was a man of a different cha- 

 racter from the last, but singular enough in his 

 way. He was distinguished for his frugality and 

 industry, and always showed a wish to be looked 

 upon in a respectable light. He used to call at 

 our house on a Sunday afternoon, for the purpose 

 of having a bit of chat with my father and mother. 

 He took a liking to me, and would observe that, 

 though I was mischievous enough, yet he never 

 could find that I was " parrentory," that is, im- 

 pudent or saucy with any one. Besides this part 

 of the good opinion he had formed, he must have 



